AZO vs ABG vs AAP Stock Comparison

Autozone, Asbury Automotive and Advance Auto Parts Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,201.18 +12.5% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.59B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.99B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$172.66 -5.0% 1M -28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
6.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.98B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc
$46.93 +14.2% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.81B
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.02B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autozone leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Autozone 7, Asbury Automotive 3, Advance Auto Parts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZOABGAAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.59B $3.17B $2.81B AZO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.2x 6.2x 37.5x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 6.4x 15.2x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +4.1% -8.2% AZO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 2.8% 0.9% AZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 46.3% 7.8% 2.9% AZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.9x — AZO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% -28.3% -14.7% AAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr -5.4%/yr -27.4%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 34.9% 59.2% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 59/100 42/100 ABG

Percentile Scorecard

AZOABGAAP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAZOABGAAP
Valuation 25 #78 of 104 90 #11 of 104 67 #35 of 104
Growth 39 #61 of 99 26 #74 of 99 37 #63 of 99
Profitability 92 #9 of 99 58 #42 of 99 33 #67 of 99
Financial Health 16 #95 of 113 25 #85 of 113 42 #66 of 113
Shareholder Returns 68 #24 of 73 96 #4 of 73 33 #49 of 73
Overall 48 59 42
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAZOABGAAPSPY
1 month +12.5%-5.0%+14.2% -1.0%
3 months +8.3%-23.5%-15.9% +2.9%
6 months -10.5%-15.0%-19.3% +6.4%
Year to date -5.6%-25.7%+19.4% +11.4%
1 year -16.9%-28.3%-14.7% +13.1%
3 years +32.5%-7.4%-2.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.8%-2.5%-0.9% +21.5%
5 years +74.7%-24.3%-79.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.8%-5.4%-27.4% +10.9%
10 years +328.5%+225.2%-66.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.7%+12.5%-10.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAZOABGAAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%34.9%59.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%37.1%63.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.571.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.81-0.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-47.1%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-32.6%-25.6% -2.5%
52-week high $3,967.95$256.03$63.05 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$161.79$38.68 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAZOABGAAP
P/E now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 16.7x 6.2xmedian 16.7x 37.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 9.1x 7.5xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 16.6x 6.2xmedian 16.6x —median 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median -18.8xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 5.17median 0.73 -0.43median 0.73 -0.97median 0.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAZOABGAAP
Revenue $19.99B $17.98B $8.02B
Gross profit $10.34B $3.08B $3.55B
Operating income $3.60B $782.30M $189.00M
Net income $2.48B $509.50M $75.00M
Free cash flow $1.63B $496.30M –
EPS (diluted) $147.05 $27.84 $1.23
Cash & equivalents $253.73M $30.40M $3.12B
Total debt $9.06B $3.46B $8.29B
Shares (diluted) 16.85M 18.30M 61.00M
Enterprise value $51.49B $3.03B -$8.26B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAZOABGAAP
P/E 21.3x 6.2x 37.7x
P/FCF 32.0x 6.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x 3.8x –
P/S 2.6x 0.2x 0.4x
P/B -18.8x 0.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -18.8x 1.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x 7.5x –
EV/EBIT 17.0x 8.3x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 0.4x 0.4x
EV/FCF 37.4x 13.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 8.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.17 -0.43 -0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZOABGAAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 4.1% -8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 6.5% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% 4.5% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 1.8% -5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% -18.8% 120.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -12.8% -19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% -5.6% 119.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -18.4% -38.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.3% 1.6% 119.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -14.5% -38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.0% -15.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 24.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.4% -32.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.6% 16.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZOABGAAP
Gross margin 51.8% 17.1% 44.2%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 4.9% –
Operating margin 18.0% 4.4% 2.4%
Pretax margin 15.7% 3.8% 1.4%
Net margin 12.4% 2.8% 0.9%
FCF margin 8.2% 2.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.4% 4.5% –
Return on equity – 13.0% 3.4%
Return on assets 12.0% 4.5% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 46.3% 7.8% 2.9%
Return on capital employed 33.9% 9.8% 2.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZOABGAAP
Debt / assets 43.3% 30.3% 28.2%
Debt / equity -3.3x 0.9x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.9x –
Debt / FCF 5.5x 7.0x –
Liabilities / assets 113.3% 65.6% 81.2%
Equity / assets -13.3% 34.4% 18.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.53 2.47 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZOABGAAP
Dividend yield – – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 12.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 12.6% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAZOABGAAP
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2027 6.4xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $181.94FY2027 $27.16FY2026 $3.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.3%FY2027 -3.3%FY2026 +36.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.2% +12.2% +22.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.56BFY2027 $16.41BFY2026 $8.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2027 -8.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +6.6% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZOABGAAP
Held by institutions 94.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,263 315 374
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -2.4% +1.8%
Institutions buying 524 173 199
Institutions selling 474 106 110
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.63 1.81

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AZOABGAAP
AZO 1.00 0.27 0.50
ABG 0.27 1.00 0.29
AAP 0.50 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, ABG and AAP?

Autozone (AZO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $52.59B, Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.17B, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $2.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, ABG and AAP?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 21.2x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 6.2x, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 37.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Autozone (AZO) 17.6x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 6.4x, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autozone (AZO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autozone (AZO) +5.7%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) +4.1%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autozone (AZO) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.4%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.8%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Autozone (AZO) leads (Autozone (AZO) 46.3%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.8%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advance Auto Parts (AAP) returned the most: Autozone (AZO) -16.9%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -28.3%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -14.7%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +11.8%/yr, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -5.4%/yr, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -27.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autozone (AZO) has been the steadiest (Autozone (AZO) 30.7%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 34.9%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 59.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZO, ABG and AAP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autozone (AZO) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.